Boot-jack



J. R. WALKER.

BOOT JACK'. No. 275,551. Patented Apr. 10,1883.

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BOOT-JACK.

JOHN R. WALKER, OF RICHLAND, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 275,551, dated April10, 1883.

Application filed October 16, 1882. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

l 'Io the upper side and ends of the arms b Be it known that I, JOHN It.WALKER, a are suitably-hinged arms, B, which form excitizen of theUnited States, residing at Richland, in the county of Pulaski and Stateof Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBoot-Jacks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, referene being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this speciticat-ion, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of a boot-jackconstructed in accordance withmy invention, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection of the boot-jack when folded together, and Fig. 3 is an underside view.

The present invention has relation to certain new and usefulimprovements in that class of boot-jacks provided at the outer end witha toc-piece or strap and adapted to fold together. y

'lbe invention has for its object to improve ,and simplify theconstruction of the above class of boot-jacks, wherebyit will renderthemmore serviceable and practicable, requiring less material in theirmanufacture, more compact, and less liable to become broken by continueduse. These objects I attain by the construction substantially as shownin the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the main section of thehoot-jack,hav ing upon its under side the usual cleat, a, for supportingit at an angle when placed upon the floor for use, the section atitsforward end being formed with the arms b, between which the heel of theboot is placed when using the device.

tensions to the short arms b, and have secured over their forward ends ametal strap, C, through which the toe of the boot is inserted.

When the boot-jack is extended for use, as shown in Fig. 1, the arms Bare held rigid by a suitable fastening device, e, upon the under side ofthe jack.

In the present instance I have shown hooks pivoted to the arms b, whichengage with staples secured to the under side of the arms B; but it isevident that any ordinary holding or fastening device may besubstituted. The arms B fold down upon the top of the section A, thetoe-strap C entering a slot, d, as shown in Fig. 2, thus folding theboot-jack into compact form.

Having now fiillydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a boot-jack, the section A, formed with slot d and arms b, incombination with the arms vB, having connected to their forward endtoe-strap C, and their rear ends hinged to the arms b, and adapted tofold over upon the top of the section A, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two'witnesses.

J. n. WALKER.

Witnesses Jos. PRrrcHE'r'r, v P. F. BRINNY.

